Crime & Safety
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Appalachia man sentenced for role in meth distribution linked to police officer’s death
Abingdon, Virginia – A 31-year-old Appalachia man, Christopher Bates, has been sentenced in federal court in the Western District of…
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Former SRRA Executive Director pleads guilty to embezzlement and bank fraud charges
Coeburn, Virginia – Melissa Slemp-Rose, a former executive at the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority (SRRA), admitted guilt to serious charges of…
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Cocaine distribution conspiracy leads to 16-year sentence for Hopewell man
Hopewell, Virginia – A Hopewell man, Cleveland Lamont Parson, 51, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for his…
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Roanoke man pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl and selling firearms to a convicted felon
Roanoke, Virginia – A 19-year-old Roanoke man, Julius Frederick Muse, III, pled guilty last week to multiple federal charges related to…
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Stafford man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl distribution
Stafford, Virginia – A Stafford man, Dwaine Tyrone Jones Jr., was sentenced to a decade behind bars earlier this week for…
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Federal jury finds Springfield resident guilty of multiple mail theft charges
Springfield, Virginia – A federal jury found Springfield resident Kenshaun Thompson, 26, guilty of possessing and receiving stolen mail, a crime…
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Virginia man faces federal charges for threatening Vice President Harris and other high-ranking officials online
Charlottesville, Virginia – A 66-year-old man from Winchester, Virginia, has been arrested on federal charges after allegedly making online threats against…
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Midlothian man pleads guilty to multi-million dollar fraud and tax evasion scheme
Midlothian, Virginia – Adam Lamar Harrell, a 41-year-old Midlothian resident, has pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud, federal program theft,…
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Fraudulent health claims and identity theft lead to prison sentence for Alexandria woman
Alexandria, Virginia – An Alexandria woman, Khin Phoo Ngon, also known as Karen Ngon and Kyaw Zaw Ni, was sentenced today…
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Former USPS employee in Richmond sentenced to 20 months in prison for mail theft
Richmond, Virginia – A Richmond man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for theft of mail while employed by…
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